William Watt

Darren O’Dea has warned that Blackpool can’t afford many more disappointments and have to turn their season around without further delay.

The experienced defender remains convinced the Seasiders can pull off the shock of the century and escape relegation, but he admits time is running out with Pool nine points from safety at the bottom of the Championship.

The former Celtic centre-half said: “It’s about stringing results together now. We will be relegated if we don’t, simple as that.

“We haven’t got much left in the tank in terms of being able to take disappointments. We need results.

“Saturday’s defeat at Wolves summed up the Championship. We were five minutes away from a good point, a clean sheet and being three games unbeaten. Then we’d have been on a bit of a run, but we lost and were all bitterly disappointed.

“We now have to get up and go again at Watford. We’ve already spoken about things we are going to do differently.

“After that we have Brighton at home, so hopefully we can end the month with a couple of good results.”

The sixth-placed Hornets go into Saturday’s game on the back of a 5-0 win over Charlton. But far from being daunted, Irishman O’Dea feels that result could help Pool.

He explained: “Sometimes it can help when the team you are playing had such a big win the week before. It can focus your mind.

“We now know what a good team Watford are. And if we needed a reminder, that 5-0 win was it.

“We know we’ll have to defend for spells and be solid, but we also have to show more going forward.

“We need wins, although it’s obviously important not to lose. We’ll be more than ready for this game, and it’s about the players going out on the pitch and doing the business.”

The 27-year-old has played six times since joining the Seasiders last month and has extended his deal until the end of the season.